Visitors to Mima are currently greeted with a giant, red fur-covered letter H, an intriguing and suitably absurd introduction to this collection of work by British sculptor Eric Bainbridge.

Representing the majority of the key turning points in his career, there is a pleasing mix of materials and styles here. Other examples of these vast, furry creations from the 1980s include the animal-like The Twentieth Century (pictured) and The Hole Through Which All Things Must Pass, which finds a lilac Madonna shape decorated with balls of animal-print fur, on top of a bright yellow square with a hole through it. An outlandish response to mass-produced religious artefacts, it’s a piece that has a real impact.

A later, contrasting series of work, New Modernist (Post-Bangkok), moves away from this extravagant concealment of form to expose the bare bones of structures made from melamine and teak. As well as addressing issues of consumer waste, the sculptures often feature cheap neon bulbs, reflecting the bright lights of the city that inspired them.

Furthermore, a particularly pleasing room is dedicated to Bainbridge’s collected items, including the curious birdhouse, a stack of 1970s-style tea cups and saucers with a hole drilled through the central cup.